> These hundred authority sites and blogs were chosen back in 2022 as they appeared in “bloggers who make six figures” roundups that the entire creator economy circulated as evidence that the model was real and profitable

Was the claim really that the model was profitable on the basis that they managed to find a whole 100 individuals who were making the income of an entry-level software engineer? That's... not a ringing endorsement for the income potential

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xp84 7 hours ago | parent [-]

This comes off as pretty out of touch. Entry-level SE roles have been a bit rocky since about that time and of course fell off a cliff a year later, but more relevantly, that wasn’t simply career advice directed at people who already know how to code.

100k is a decent compensation level to be able to earn just by being interesting and writing. A lot of teachers make less than that despite the education needed.

A majority of people who don’t have specific relevant degrees or specific great talents will never make that much (inflation adjusted).

	▲	swiftcoder 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		My contention is not that 100k is low (it's a pretty great salary in most places). It's that 100 people total is a tiny number, and it's not like 100k is getting rich money - if only 100 people are earning that much, how little are the rest of them earning?